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All The Bar articles – Page 2
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NewsResident judge initiates 'Plan B' remote hearings to reduce footfall
Canterbury Crown Court announces update as London courts - and Law Society headquarters - open as normal.
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NewsComplaints about barristers’ conduct soar
Bar Standards Board reports ‘dramatic increase’ in reports of inappropriate social media use.
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NewsEx-barrister who harassed former lover has life sentence quashed
Sentence was 'manifestly excessive and wrong in principle' Court of Appeal rules.
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NewsTributes paid to first Muslim QC
Flag at Inner Temple flown at half mast to mark the death of Sibghatullah (Sibghat) Kadri QC, who has died at 84.
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NewsGLD wants to increase diversity target at senior levels
Deputy director says 26.8% of department have declared themselves to be from an ethnic minority background.
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NewsEthnic minority barristers face ‘systemic obstacles’ to rewarding careers
Bar Council’s Race Working Group recommends chambers set targets for recruitment and retention.
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NewsBarrister sanctioned over his own 'dishonest' RTA claim
Nine-month practising certificate bar 'reflects the expectation that barristers are not only honest but seen to act honestly'.
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NewsBudget 21: Backlog funding ‘window dressing’
Criminal Bar Association said the budget shows ‘lack of joined-up thinking’.
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NewsBarrister disbarred after sexual assault conviction
Bristol practitioner asked 'Person A' to lie about events that took place in the early hours of the morning.
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OpinionBar's aptitude test must be scrapped
Assessment fails as a means of whittling down prospective applicants, fails as a predictor of success, and provides a disservice to equality and diversity.
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NewsBarrister who deceived wife for divorce loses disbarral challenge
High Court finds there was no procedural error or unfair finding in bar tribunal’s decision.
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NewsBlue plaque for trailblazing woman barrister
Helena Normanton was the first woman to practise at the bar and one of the first two to take silk.
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NewsBar to clamp down on chambers that keep quiet about fees
A 'significant minority' of sets are not meeting transparency requirements, says Bar Standards Board.
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NewsBSB promises to tackle 'ageing' bar
The average age of a practising barrister has risen from 38.5 in 1990-91 to 46.5 in 2019-20.
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NewsHeathrow protest barrister gears up for Supreme Court appeal
Tim Crosland was found in contempt of court by three Supreme Court justices in May.
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NewsLaw firms blocking solicitors from bench - circuit chief
Experienced solicitors are being prevented from getting on to the judicial ladder by employers fearful they might leave, says top district judge.
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NewsBarrister jailed for child sexual offences
Guy Sims made arrangements to travel across the country in order to sexually abuse teenage girls.
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NewsChambers merge in south east expansion drive
Cornwall Street Barristers and Maidstone Chambers have joined to create Cornwall Street South.
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NewsQuarter of pupillage hopefuls £50k in debt
People applying for bar pupillage for the first time have a 5% chance of receiving an offer.
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NewsBarrister disbarred over council tax conviction
Lawyer also failed to declare her conviction to a solicitors’ firm that employed her.